Published by The New York Public Library, New York, 1977
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Mitchell A. Leaska. True First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by Leaska on the ffe to Jay Redfield who was one of the people who read his original typescript. Publisher's errata slip laid-in. 8vo. 167 pp. A pristine copy in the publisher's original deep pink cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on the spine in a lovely dust wrapper. In 1931, after delivering a lecture to the Society for Women's Service, during which Woolf discussed women and employment, the notion of an, essay cum novel, espousing her beliefs on feminism, politics, education and 'life' captured her imagination. The final result was one of Woolf's most highly regarded novels, The Years. Kirkpatrick and Clarke A22i. Signed by Mitchell A. Leaska.
Published by Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1962
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Leonard Woolf. First Edition, First American Edition with Leonard Woolf's inscription "Elizabeth from Leonard Christmas 1962" GROWING. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEARS 1904 TO 1911 in the original blue cloth covers with gild stamping to the spine. Unclipped and bright dust jacket with some light overall use. The cloth boards have some edge wear. The inside solid and clean. A rare addition to any collector of Leonard Woolf. Signed by Leonard Woolf.
Full-Leather Morroco. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very fine copy rebound in dark green leather with gilt embelishments, signed on fep in purple ink, the spine with five raised bands with gilt ruling and decorations to the corners of the compartments red title label gilt title and banding to the same , gilt authors name in the fourth compartment and the date 1937 at the base, full leather boards with gilt ruling to the edges and small gilt detailing to the corners, inside the boards have fancy gilt ruling to the edge and marbled papers to fpd and ep. A very handsome copy and Rare. Twelve thousand 600 Euro. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Hogarth Press, London, 1937
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. Woolf, Virginia. THE YEARS. London: The Hogarth Press, 1937 Signed by Virginia Woolf. First Edition. Crown 8vo. 469 pp. Publisher's light jade-green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. A lovely near fine or better copy in a superb example of the illustrated original cream dustwrapper designed by Vanessa Bell and printed in black and brown. Quite stunning edition. Kirkpatrick and Clarke A22a. Wolmer 423. The author's penultimate novel, bringing together all of her classic themes. The success of The Years, (now recognized as a feminist novel rather than simply a family saga), motivated Time Magazine to devote a 1937 cover to Virginia Woolf. A signed copy of The Years is rare to find. Signed by Author.
Published by The Hogarth Press, London, 1937
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
[4], 469 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. [4], 469 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Signed "David Garnett/March 9, 1937." on flyleaf. This was 6 days prior to publication. A member of the Bloomsbury Group, intimately involved with a number of their personal and artistic lives, David Garnett was the only child of Edward Garnett and Constance Garnett, the great translator from the Russian. His novel Lady Into Fox won the 1922 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, he founded the Nonesuch Press, and ran a bookshop near the British Museum with Francis Birrell in the 1920s. Woolmer 423 Original green cloth. Very good, some foxing. Without the dust jacket.